Micah Parsons’ Dallas Return Ends in 40-40 Tie Between Cowboys and Packers

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Micah Parsons’ highly anticipated return to AT&T Stadium was supposed to be a statement night for both him and the Green Bay Packers. Instead, it ended in a bizarre piece of history: a 40-40 tie with the Dallas Cowboys, the second-highest scoring deadlock in pro football history. Parsons, traded by Dallas a month ago, delivered just one sack—but it came at a critical moment in overtime, stalling his former team’s opening possession and forcing a field goal. Green Bay matched with a field goal of its own, and after a frantic finish, neither side emerged with a victory. Dak Prescott and Jordan Love traded blows all evening in a wild duel that featured seven consecutive lead-changing touchdowns in the second half. Prescott threw for 319 yards with three touchdown passes and a rushing score, while Love countered with 337 yards and three touchdown tosses—all to Romeo Doubs. “This one feels strange,” Love admitted. “Not like a win, not like a loss. Just… weird.” The Cowboys (1-2-1) looked set to finish it when Prescott scrambled and hit Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard toe-tap catch to open overtime, putting Dallas at the Green Bay 5. But Parsons burst through for a drive-killing sack, forcing Brandon Aubrey’s 22-yard kick.

Love answered with a gutsy fourth-down conversion to Matthew Golden, then moved the Packers (2-1-1) into the red zone. But poor clock management and a final incompletion left Brandon McManus to salvage the tie with a 34-yard boot as the OT clock expired.

Prescott, who spread the ball to eight different targets and leaned heavily on George Pickens (8 catches, 134 yards, 2 TDs), said the result left him unsettled:

“It’s hard to wrap my head around. I know I’d feel worse if it was a loss. But I’m not satisfied. Not that I would be if we won.”

The drama came early as well. The Packers jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Dallas turned momentum with a rare defensive conversion: Juanyeh Thomas blocked McManus’ extra point, and Markquese Bell returned it the other way for a two-point score—the first in Cowboys history. That quirky three-point swing loomed large as the back-and-forth chaos unfolded.

Josh Jacobs powered Green Bay’s ground attack with 157 total yards and two touchdowns. Javonte Williams answered for Dallas with a bruising 1-yard wildcat score late in the fourth. The teams then traded touchdowns before McManus drilled a 53-yard kick as regulation expired, sending the game to overtime.

The result added another odd chapter to the Packers’ history at AT&T Stadium. They remain unbeaten inside the building at 5-0-1—including their 2011 Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh. Dallas, meanwhile, tied for the first time since 1969.

“No one in our locker room is happy,” Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “But I couldn’t be prouder of the fight they showed. It was a 12-round battle.”

Injury Report

• Packers: DT Devonte Wyatt (knee) left in the second quarter and did not return. CB Nate Hobbs was evaluated for a concussion.

• Cowboys: S Malik Hooker (toe), RB Miles Sanders (ankle), and LT Tyler Guyton (concussion evaluation) all exited.